Tag Archives: Jaipur

Monkey Madness!

Posted on May 17, 2016 by annetbell

Namaste! This is one of my favorite images. It is from Delhi and shows conundrum of humans and monkeys in India. Monkeys are everywhere because of the Hudaman, the Hindu monkey god. Hindus revere Hanuman, the Monkey god and … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, Animals, Delhi, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amdavad, beliefs, culture, Delhi, faith, Hanuman the monkey god, Hinduism, India, Jaipur, monkeys, travel | Leave a comment

Snakes in the South of India

Posted on February 29, 2016 by annetbell

Namaste! Jesse lived to tell about this photo taken, I think, in Jaipur either at the Amber Fort or Jantar Mantar. As brave as Jesse looks with that cobra wrapped around his neck, you need to know that we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, clothes, India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged cobras, culture, India, Jaipur, lungis, men in skirts, photography, tourists in India, travel, vipers | Leave a comment

Elephant Ride. . . . . Check!

Posted on March 24, 2015 by annetbell

Near the top of the list of desired adventures in India for the students was to ride an elephant. Jaijpur is the place to do it.. You can stand in line for hours at the Amber Fort and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amber Fort, animals, blogging, elephant rides, India, Jaipur, photography | 5 Comments

Elephant Artists

Posted on August 21, 2014 by annetbell

I am declaring my blog “Time-Out Thursday” because I just feel like a break from all the horrible stories in the world. I know, I know, there are people everywhere who can’t do that, but I thought a smile would … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amber Fort, animals, artist, blogging, elephant artists, elephants, entrepreneurial spirit, entrepreneurs, India, Jaipur, photography, Thailand, travel | 7 Comments

Jantar Mantar Jaipur

Posted on March 7, 2014 by annetbell

Posted first on March 14, 2013by annetbell These handsome guards asked if we wanted pictures with them, so of course we did. Then they asked for money! Jaipur is definitely more of a tourist town. They got us! We were ready … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged architecture, Astrology, Astronomy, blogging, India, Jaipur, Jantar Mantar, landscape, LeCorbusier, Mughal Empire, planning, travel | 9 Comments

Filled with anticipation, I arrived in the Pink City of ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.’ In fact, it was my first question to our guide. He laughed and told me of another tourist who planned her whole trip around sighting … Continue reading →

Posted on March 3, 2014 by annetbell | 23 Comments

India’s Monkey Invasion

Posted on February 18, 2014 by annetbell

These are the Rhesus Macaque monkeys of Jaipur, the Pink City of Rajastan. The video will enthrall you, give you shivers and be impossible to look away from because you want to see what they will do next. Monkeys have … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized | Tagged Almedabad, animals, blogging, Hinduism, Inida, Jaipur, Longtail Macaques, photography, Religions of the World, Rhesus | 20 Comments

Itinerary of North Trip

Posted on December 27, 2013 by annetbell

Bathing in the Ganga as the sun rises on another day. . . . . . People have asked where we visited., so here you can see the itinerary. We went to the north first, which was a mistake. When … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Agra, Amritsar, Archhitecture, architecture, Asia, blogging, Border Closing, Dehli, Delhi, elephants, Golden Temple, India, India Gate, Jaipur, North of India, photography, Religions of the World, Shiks, Taj Mahal, travel, Udiapur, Varanasi, Wagah Border | 10 Comments

On November 5, 2013, India became a member of an elite group of countries US, Russia, China, and Japan sending rockets to Mars to explore the many question of the “Red Planet.”The Indian ship, Mangalyaan which means “Mars Craft” in … Continue reading →

Posted on November 6, 2013 by annetbell | 7 Comments

The Pink City

Posted on March 13, 2013 by annetbell

Filled with anticipation, I arrived in the Pink City of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. In fact, it was my first question to our guide. He laughed and told me of another tourist who planned her whole trip around sighting … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, India, Uncategorized | Tagged Amber Fort, cobra, elephants, India, Jaipur, snake charmer, travel | 4 Comments